From Klaipeda we went to explore the Curonian Spit (Kurische Nehrung), a 98km long sand dune spit with some of the highest dunes of Europe. The Curonian Spit can only be reached by ferry and when we came there on a sunny Friday early afternoon, the queue in front of the ferry was endless. We …
From Vilnius we were on our way to the coast, visiting the Trakai Island Castle and the famous Hill of Crosses. In 1795 Lithuania became part of the Russian Empire. Poles and Lithuanians unsuccessfully rebelled against Russian authorities in 1831 and 1863. These two uprisings are connected with the beginnings of the hill: as families …
The first impression of Vilnius was that of a modern thriving city with a lot of modern buildings and big companies around town. The centre with its numerous churches showed us that we were in a very catholic country. The roads through Lithuania are straight and seem to be endless, but finally we reached Vilnius …
On the way to Vilnius we visited Druskininkai, a nice spa resort and the Grutas Park where Soviet time monuments are gathered after being removed from all the public places in Lithuania. The roads in Lithuania were very different from the ones in Poland – straight and wide, with no massive trees on both sides …
We left another lovely lake in Masuria to drive along the Russian border and into Lithuania. It was interesting to see such a remote area and the changes after we had crossed the border. We had spent the night at one of the wonderful lakes of Masuria near Mamerki. We found some wood and enjoyed …
